The Colorado Avalanche have done well with their early-round draft picks, especially in recent years. Sure, there was the Conner Bleackley debacle, which I will never understand. But they’ve certainly made up for it in the likes of Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Gabriel Landeskog, and, yes, Matt Duchene.
Plus there was that whole Alex Tanguay Cup-winning goal guy, but I digress.
First rounders, even first-overall players, are never a sure thing. Once you get to the late rounds, it’s a crap shoot.
That said, in watching the draft coverage this year, the NHL Network spoke with Luc Robitaille.